FILIBUSTER


Meaning of FILIBUSTER in English

n.

Function: verb

Inflected Form: -tered ; -ter · ing \ -t( ə -)ri ŋ \

Date: 1851

intransitive verb

1 : to carry out insurrectionist activities in a foreign country

2 : to engage in a filibuster

transitive verb : to subject to a filibuster

– fil · i · bus · ter · er \ -t ə r- ə r \ noun

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